Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-29
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ing the Caroline and Pewee Islands TO be IN
| a state of siege OWING to manifestations
or rebellion on the part or the natives
THE Duke of Devonshire denies that he
has been converted to Gladstone's Irish
policy.
A DUEL was fought in the City of Mexi-
co recently between General Rocha and
| Antonio Gayon. The latter was danger
| ously wounded in the right breast The
| trouble grew out of the Macmillan con-
| troversy, and other duels were reported
likely on the same subject.
| FIVE persons were drowned in Lake
| Geneva, Switzerland, the other day, by the
swapping OF their boat by steamer.
THE Tonquin finances as prepared by the
| French Minister OF Foreign Affairs show
a deficit of 20, 600 600 francs. No railways
are to be constructed at present
The London Times speaks in high terms
of the Constitution celebration held in Phil
adelphia.
IT was said that forty sailors were in
lured by an explosion of fireworks during
| the recent reception to Lord Landsdowne
on the Bellerophen at Quebec. The matter
| was hushed up as much as possible, and
the report given out that only one or two,
| including midshipman, were hurt.
TIE Dublin Gazette publishes proclama-
| ton suppressing the Irish National League
and all It's branches in County Clare and
baronies Leitrim and Loughrea in Galway,
| Corkaguinty in Kerry; Condor, Clongib-
bon, Dunhal;ow and Muskerry in Cork and
| Sherburne in Wexford
II is said the Zaiinski dynamite gun is
| success. Trials were made recently in the
presence of Secretary w hitney and repre-
sentatives of foreign powers.
PREMIER NoRQUAY, of Manitoba, who was
| in New York trying to raise money to build
| a proposed Red River valley railroad to
connect with the Northern Pacific, left for
Winnipeg on the Goth, having failed in his
financial errand.
THE Catholic Archbishop and some of his
friends who are opposed to the present
Government of Guatemala, are reported to
have left that country for San Francisco
for the purpose of procuring means to bring
about revolution against President
Barillos. The present Gov eminent has de-
clined to declare against the Protestant
churches established in Guatemala by Rev.
Clark Hill. of this country.
FIFTEEN officers of all ranks have been
put on trial in st. Petersburg on the charge
of being Nihilists.
BRITISH art1llerymen in town in India
being ordered to prepare to move aboard
smashed windows and created lively riot
recently.
IN the divorce case of David De Bensaud
against his wife, Violet Cameron, the
actress, the court at London issued an in
him from molesting his wife. The Mar
quis of Lonsdale admitted that he had been
guilty of improper relations with Miss
Cameron.
THE brush fires which have been raging
around Dandy, Quebec, extended to that
village on the 21st, and twenty-five houses
and the railway station were consumed.
Many families lost every thing.
DURING a recent festival four bombs were
thrown in front of the Vatican at Rome.
One entered the Papal barracks.
A MAMMOTH salt company composed Of all
the large salt manufacturers in the United
States was reported forming. 1t will be
known as the National Salt Union and will
be headquarters for the salt supply of the
whole country.
THE iron manufacturers of America pro-
pose to hold meeting soon and arrange
for an association to com bat the workmen
in case unjust demands are made.
THE smoke from the bush fires north of
Quebec has almost stopped navigation on
the ST. Lawrence.
THE weekly Nationalist papers through
out Ireland publish the usual reports of the
proceedings of various local branches of
the league, despite the fact that under the
terms of the now Grimes act the editors are
liable TO imprisonment for publishing re-
ports which TEEN with Violent denunciar
tions of the Government.
AT Villabota, Italy, recently mob shot
20 stman under the impression that he
spread the cholera epidemic through the
letters which he distributed.
THE LATEST.
THE French Cabinet Council has decided
not to order the expulsion of the Orleanist
Princes unless they attempt to circulate
the manifesto of the Comte de Paris.
IT is reported that over 100 lives have
been lost in Egypt by the floods in the Nile
BASIN
CAPTAIN JOHN FREER, of the schooner
Marsh. who assisted Rnndler McCariole TO